Bear on Detour Rd. this morning

Our friend saw a bear near their house on Detour this morning but could not get a good photo to post. Sorry!

Another friend had a bear attack their small barn for unknown reasons. There was only a can of gas in it.

I wish I would finally get to see just one of these bears.

Coyote sightings

Several recent coyote sightings in the neighborhood include a close encounter on Constant Run Rd. They're usually easier to hear than find but lately, like the bears, they have become less shy.

We don't want to habituate bears

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/10/04/whtm-pa-bear-couple-attacked.cnn

Garbage bear and foxes

We have had repeated visits from a bear on Wed nights before garbage day. Please try to throw out trash in the morning to avoid habituating this bear to easy meals every Wed night. Since they do not relocate bears in WV this bear would be destroyed if he becomes a nuisance.

I had not seen any foxes in three years and saw one each of the last two weekends. One between Honey Locust and Chipmunk and another on Rte 9 complete with a jump to pounce on prey. Has anyone else been seeing more foxes lately?